As the Fayette County Fair nears and the Queen and Jr. Miss contestants are continuing to work hard in selling passes, seven kids are vying for the Little Miss and Mister titles that will be awarded at the pageant. The pageant is slated for Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7:00 pm. Opening ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the main stage as we kick off Fayette Co’s Country Pride, County Wide Fair. Thursday night admission is free to all and the pageant will include a special performance by John Dujka.

Fayette County Commissioners Court signed a resolution expressing their opposition to the US 77 Bypass. They approved the resolution during a special meeting on Monday, Aug.

One of Fayette County’s oldest Christian congregations celebrates its 185th anniversary this Sunday. New Life Methodist Church in La Grange, which dates back to the time of the Texas Revolution, will host a celebration this Sunday, Aug.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Wednesday afternoon Aug. 7, around 12:29 p.m. the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a tractor and hay baler on fire on Green Meadow Ln. in the Cistern area. The Muldoon Fire Department was notified and responded to the scene along with Deputy James Ulbig.